A. Elizabeth Delany

Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany was an American dentist and civil rights pioneer. Delany was born in Lynch's Station, Virginia, the third eldest of ten children born to the Rev. Henry Beard Delany (who was born into slavery), the first black person elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, and Nanny Logan Delany, an educator. Bessie was raised on the campus of St. Augustine's School (now University) in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her father was the vice principal …